disconnect

1. V-T To disconnect a piece of equipment means to separate it from its source of power or to break a connection that it needs in order to work. 斷開

The device automatically disconnects the ignition when the engine is switched off. 該設備在引擎被關閉時會自動斷開點火裝置。

2. V-T If you are disconnected by a gas, electricity, water, or telephone company, they turn off the connection to your house, usually because you have not paid the bill. 切斷 (煤氣、電、水、電話等的) 供應[usu passive]

You are likely to be given almost three months – until the time of your next bill – before you are disconnected. 你很可能會得到將近3個月的時間–即直到你下一張賬單寄發爲止——才會被切斷供應。

3. V-T If you disconnect something from something else, you separate the two things. 使分離

He disconnected the IV bottle from the overhead hook and carried it beside the moving cart. 他從頭頂的鉤子上取下輸液瓶，竝在移動的手推車旁提著它。